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Hi, there
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Good news. U of A plan to stop increase tuition for students who are recently in U of A. However, they will increase tuition the current students who will go to U of A next year. Sounds fair. I deeply agree. ) l6 [2 g. j8 I! I
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Dear International Undergraduate Students,( M& A+ a4 G0 D# r5 C
! R% a# j3 y) DYesterday, the Academic Planning Committee of the General Faculties 5 S( S- `5 [* }4 g1 x
Council met to discuss the tuition proposals. I have both good and bad
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First, the good news. The committee decided to grandfather all current 8 E; l" r$ R) G% B& O
undergraduate international students from the increase to the ! {" I2 L8 n8 e: [; y
differential fee. This means that next year, all current international * Q& U2 C5 A) T: L
students will pay the same tuition as this year, plus whatever base
, r: q& h+ a( }+ t) A8 ltuition increase that all students face (the proposal calls for 5.75%). # [" G( O" }5 e0 X1 e& r0 Q
Also, the administration decided to withdraw their motion to increase
4 P; u- q8 a8 F% |: i9 rthe differential for international graduate students.
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Now, the bad news. The motion that the committee approved called for an
+ g7 J! W# m# K O: v$ }" K2 gincrease in the international undergraduate differential from 157% to
, g- u% e' Y) ]0 c( t: P220%. This will mean that all new international undergraduate students
: K+ T& ^# p. e% D) r/ e5 nwill pay $15,353.89 (assuming that the 5.75% increase happens). At . A% K& J1 k5 w0 h9 E, A. R
least, all new students will know what the U of A is charging in ' N6 E( ^1 p+ d
tuition before they come and they will not face any large unexpected 9 B+ r5 c6 V3 G& b6 _
increases once they are here.
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The Students' Union will continue to oppose both the increase in the
$ a: L+ i) w( N3 f2 h' ointernational differential as well as the base tuition increase. I
$ Y( F- c0 m4 v- @. L! l9 `5 O' w6 cwould like to say thank you to all of the international students that 7 m T5 S! r! ^
have sent me emails, come out to consultations, and opposed this
: F4 S7 [' A% W4 y9 z; Sincrease. I couldn't have got the increase grandfathered without your
% X9 W. V& j3 a; N# j! r! p6 shelp. Thank you.
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Sincerely,
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Jordan Blatz5 u3 s, X6 c" v! q
President7 L5 y& h. M0 Y
University of Alberta Students' Union |
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